Fertilizer-distributer.



W. M.'N10KELL.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

- n APPLICATION FILED JULY 19. 19711. 4 1,009,684. l Patented Nmzzl, 1911.

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FERTILIZER-DISTBIBUTER.

Application filed July 19,

To all 107mm it may conrern.

lie it known that l, \\'1i.`i.i u M. Ximian.. a citizen of the l'nited States, residinfat bfunnners. in the eountiY of il'ashington and State of Arkansas. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fertilizer Distrihuters. of whieh the following is a specification. referenre being had to the aeeompanying drawings.

My invention relates to newr-id useful improvements in fertilizer distri .ters and more pa rirularlv to a manure spreader, and nrv objet-t is to provide a deviee of this charaeter whirh is adapted to feed manure in a .furrow where seed has heen planted for raisin; r crops in rows.

A\ further objet-t of the invention resides in the provision of a device wherein various sized hoppers ma)- he used.

A further objet-t of the, invention resides in the provision oi' an adjustable l'rame supported aliove the main frame of the deviee. whit-h is adapted lo lie raised or lowered to arromnnnlate various sized hoppers.

still further ohjeet ol" the invention resides in providing a devirewvhirh is extremely simple in eonstruetion` thereh \1 readA il v and cheaply manufactured` and one whirh is veriY etlletive and useful in operation.

\\`ith these and other olijeets in view. my invention eonsists in the novel features of roustruetion` roinliination and arrangement ofA parts as' willV he hereinafter referred to and more partieularly pointed out in the speriliealion and elaims.

ln the. areou\pan vin; Y drawings forming a part ol' this apphration` Fi'rure l is a .side elevation of the ileviee. lig. 2 is a top plan vien ilu-roof. with the hopper removed. auth Fig. l is n vert if'al -rl'tiou as seen on line Vlvl, Fig.

ln rareving ont urv invention. l shallvlefer l to the drawings in which similar refereneo ehararters designate ei|r|1spondin;r parts throughout the several views and in whit-h l indieates a frame of rertan nllar design upon hielt is rotatahlv mounted in the hearings 1. an axle il. -the ends of whieh project beyond the sides of said frame and have mounted thereon, the driving and supportin;y wheels Il.. .\lso mounted within said frame l aliout eentrallv thereof hy means of the hraee or supporting rods is. an additional rr tangular traine. (i, which frame is disposed immediately above the axle 3, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. Il isa similar viewY Patented .loan 31. i911..

191i. serial No. 639,442.

loosely earried on said axle 3 within the inner frame (i. is a forked feed wheel 7. This wheel` as stated. is loosely mounted on the axle and a eluteh meehanism 8 is also provided in eonneetion tizerewitlnsaid wheel heine provided on one. side thereof with a eluteh fare, and when it is desired to allow the wheel to rotate with the rotation of the axle il, said wheel maf.v he forced into engagement with the clutch mechanism by means of a lever t) which is fnlcruxned on said main frame l.

Secured in the four corners of the main frame l and extending vertieally therefrom, are the supporting or guidev rods 10. and. slidahly mounted thereon. is an additional rwtangular frame 11. This latter frame, is adjustahlr mountedon :said guide rods 10, and in order to retain the same in an'.v adjusted position. the clamping rings or sleeves l2 are prin ided.l whereby it will he seen that :he trnne llA may he raised or lowered to ani desired position with respect to the lower or :nain frame t. A hopper 18 of substantially frusto-pyrainidal design iS provided and supported in said frames so that the smaller end thereof resta within the small inner t'rznne t. while. the outwardly flared sides thereof rest against the upper frame ll. and the liotton'i or ainaller end of said hopper is provided with a slot l through whieh extend the teeth or prongs of the feed wheel i'. This hopper may he of an) desired size, whatsoever. and in order to eompensate for the various sizes, the frame ll is adinstahly supported on the guide rods it) so that when hoppers of large sizes are used. the same will he raised on said guide said frame is lowered. From the forward portion ot' the frame l` extend the upwardly eurved arms with whieh are adapted to he engaged the ends of the shafts tti, where- :hy 'drafts may he provided for the propulsion of the devine.

ln operation. the hopper is filled with manure. and with the feed wheel 7 disposed in its inoperative position.' the dev ire is driven to the ieldwhere the manure is adapted to he spread. The deviee is then .lu-ought in position so that the feed wheel is immediately over the furrow in which the manure is adapted to he. fed` whereupon .said wheel is moved to its ell'eetive position and the device driven forwardly. 'lhe roiation of the axle upon which the drive l l i i l l l l l l l i i l rods. while when smaller hoppers are, used.

l portion thereof re.\:tingy on wheels are mounted, will cause the feed Wheel i' to he rotated, thereby ,li trihutin` the manure within the hopper into the tiarrow in which the Ieed has been planted. ln this manner, the Seed which has heen planted in rows, may have the soil in whit-h the saine is planted.y enriched hefore heilig Covered.I whereby the eropal .will ne greatly aided both in the time required for the growth and fp1alit \v thereof.

From the foregoing. it will he een [hat l have provided a manure Spreader of imroved design wherein the. nianure may he fed to the furrow in which seed has heen planted in row. lt will vfurther he :een that l have provided means for the provision of variousY sized hoppers, w hieh means may he readily and quickly adjusted. It will still further he Seen that my device is of Snell simple, construction as to he readil \Y and eheaply manufactured, and one which is very etleetire and ns'et'ul in operation.

1. ln a device ot the character described, the eoinhination with a main frame7 an axle rotatably mounted thereon, and snpperiiizg; waeel'r': Carried on the ends ot2 Said axie; o1 an additional trarne mounted ahox'e said main traine, means to Secure the same in adi-isted positions with respectl to said luain treme, a hopper having the upper the additionalfraine. and having the lower end thereof deposed hetween the sides of said lnain frame, Said hopper having the bottoni thereof provided with a slot, and a feed wheel on said axle projecting tlffough the slot in said hopper. f

' idal design having the lower 2. In n device of the character described, the eoinhination with a main frame, an axle rotatahlY mounted thereon, and supporting wheels earried on the ends of said axle.; of an inner trame supported within Said niain franie`r an auxiliary frame adjustahly Supported ahore said inain trame, a hopper of truste-pirainidal design having the lower portion thereof disposed within Said inner traine and haring the upper portion thereot' resting upon said auxiliary traine` said hopper being provided with a slot in the hottoni thereof. said axle and projecting through the Slot in lSaid hopper. f

3. ln a device of the Class described, the Combination with a main traine, an axle rotatably mounted thereon, and supporting wheelcarried on the ends ot said axle; of an inner frame. supported within said main trame. \ertieal Lnuide hars earried h v said main frame. an auxiliary frame `slidalely mounted on said guide hars, ineens to retain said auxiliary frame in any adjusted po zitiou thereon. a hopper ot .trusto-frvrmm portion thereotl disposed within said inner i'ralue and having the upper -portion thereot` resting upon aaid auxiliary traire`r said hopper being provided with a slot, in the bottoni thereof.I and a feed wheel carried on said axle and projecting through the lslot in said hopper.

In testimoniY whereof I hereunto attix' in v signature in the preaenee of two witnesses.

VILTAM M. ICKELL. lllitnes'ses:

JOHN M. MARTIN, THOMAS L. JACKSON.

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